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“Houthi official warns US against entering war in Yemen as Saudis weather attacks Rebel group threatens US interests while aviation notice shows Riyadh airport operations suspended through October 17 A Houthi official has warned the US it would receive a…”

“Footage is believed to show Iran-backed fighters chasing Yemen's pro-Saudi forces across the desert in scenes that have been compared to Mad Max Video showed a number of vehicles being struck with explosives.”

“Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire RIYADH, Oct 8 - Syria may deploy troops to help Saudi Arabia fight Yemen's Houthis, a US official and a Syrian defence official said, as the Iran-aligned group steps up its missile…”

“The airport attacks have escalated the war in Yemen and threaten to draw in the US military.”

“The civil war in Yemen between the country's government - which is internationally recognised and supported by Saudi Arabia - and the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, has been going on for more than a decade.”

“The civil war in Yemen flared back to life in July after a four-year, UN-brokered truce collapsed, months into a wider Middle East war that has rocked the region and roiled energy supplies and markets.”

“"What is terrible is that they were buried with no names, in a common grave, like in a war situation,"”

“The vessel was carrying 305 people from Djibouti toward Yemen when it capsized Thursday night or early Friday near Guhere, north of Obock, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Sunday.”

“In short: A boat carrying migrants from Djibouti to Yemen has sunk, killing at least 139 people, including 15 children.”

“…victed Hasan was told he was opposed to the US military’s occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and that he had spoken online with an alleged Al-Qaeda figure, radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen subsequently killed in a US drone strike in…”

“…ed Hasan was told he was opposed to the U.S. military’s occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and that he had spoken online with an alleged Al-Qaeda figure, radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen subsequently killed in a U.S. drone strike in…”

“Hegseth noted that it would be the military’s first firing squad execution since the Second World War — a reference to the case of Eddie Slovik, who was put to death for desertion in 1945.”

“Following the discussions, Araghchi on Sunday warned against pursuing a military solution to the conflict and offered Tehran’s assistance in facilitating dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.”

“…rabia Erika Solomon AI generated TEHRAN – Iran has offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, after a string of deadly attacks on the kingdom, warning that overlapping conflicts in the region have no military…”

“Following the deadly attack on the Riyadh airport that killed 12 people and wounded 300, US President Donald Trump said he would reconsider the US role in Yemen, adding that he is weighing resuming strikes on Iran.”

“…this week as airlines cancel services The authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until Oct 17 and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis emptied the skies over Saudi Arabia’s…”

“Its inventories have fallen sharply since the Iran war began and remain below normal levels despite refiners increasing their output.”

“US diesel prices have soared to the highest on record amid the twin crises of the wars in Iran and Ukraine.”

“Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again.”

“Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again.”

“Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, has emerged as a major theatre of the conflict between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government, after their war was reignited last month by the U.S.-Iran confrontation in the Gulf.”

“The Houthis, who have controlled Yemen’s populous northwest, including the capital Sanaa, since the country’s war started in 2014, did not stop their military attacks at the Red Sea.”

“AMERICAN President Donald Trump’s statement that he will not launch a fresh attack on Iran before the US midterm elections does little to calm fears of renewed war in the Gulf.”

“Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that he was confident that an endgame to the war could come in the days before or after the election, while also hinting that he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran.”

“In September, one of the major conflicts in the Middle East came within sight of Africa, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured Yemen's Perim Island.”

“In September, the conflict in the Middle East came within sight of Africa, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured Yemen's Perim Island.”

“… missile hit the headquarters complex of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, the world’s largest and the backbone of the kingdom’s economy, a company source told Reuters, amid an escalating war between Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis and a Saudi-led…”

“Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, said operation Dawn of Yemen aimed to retake all remaining Houthi-held territory, including the capital, Sanaa, which the group has controlled since 2014, when the war first started.”

“The warning comes as the capture of Yemeni territory along the Red Sea coastline last month by the Iran-backed Houthis has raised concerns over the safety of internet cables linking Europe and Asia.”

“In a statement late Monday, the Iranian ministry described the UK’s claims of an Iranian role as “an ugly plot” that would also serve to “evade accountability for Britain’s participation” in the ongoing war against Iran on February 28.”

“What happens next Developments in the Yemen war in the near future depend on the government forces’ ability to hold the positions they have retaken, secure the area around the strait and the connecting roads and remove the Houthi threat from the highlands.”

“…nder an unwritten understanding between the Houthis (Ansar Allah), who control northern and northwestern Yemen, including Sana’a, and the country’s Saudi-backed government, planes seeking to land in Houthi-held territory were required to obtain prior…”

“…, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” *— William Butler Yeats, The Second Coming* OPENING NOTEWilliam Butler Yeats’ chilling 1920 poem had a backdrop: World War I, the flu pandemic, the Russian Revolution and a sense of impending doom, an inflection…”

“BBC's Orla Guerin travels with Yemen's southern national security forces through desert battlefield On Yemen's desert battlefield a war with global consequences is being waged.”

“On Monday night, blasts resounded across Saudi Arabia’s capital as the war’s impact widens into that country, with Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces hitting oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs.”

“As the attack on Omar shows, in their attempt to grasp complete control of the country, Trump and his loyalists are working hard to divide the American people along the old culture war lines that worked in the past.”

“Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have signalled they intend to disrupt an Arab-operated and United States-assisted shuttle system that has enabled more energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israel war on Iran.”

“Before I could even finish my question, he cut in to insist he is “just not interested in this dog and pony show” about leaked audio that is “not relevant to people’s lives,” even though he spends so much of his time on the stump talking about foreign policy…”

“Qatar and Pakistan, among others, have acted as mediators in efforts to end the war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28.”

“Iran said on Monday (October 12, 2026), it was "deeply concerned" by escalating attacks between Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia, after 14 people died in two days of strikes on Riyadh's airport.”

“You have a dozen dead, a full blown new war between the Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.”

“The attack on Oct 10, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade, was a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Riyadh backs the internationally recognised government against the Houthis.”

“The weekend’s attacks on Riyadh’s international airport, suspected as the work of Tehran-backed Houthis from Yemen, underscored that he cannot simply park that conflict when it suits him.”

“Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen vowed a firm response to an October 10 attack on an airport passenger terminal, describing it as a war crime.”

“MSF’s medical and mental health teams in Calais and Dunkirk witness the serious physical and psychological harm caused by violence and harassment meted out by French police, largely funded by the UK, on people who have already fled war, persecution and…”

“Unresolved forever wars in Palestine, Iran, Ukraine, Myanmar, Yemen and Sudan are base components of a third world war.”

“According to three Yemeni officials, he tried to warn his powerful allies in Saudi Arabia and the United States.”

“The military of Yemen’s internationally recognised government says it has killed hundreds of Houthi fighters in targeted operations over the past 24 hours.”

“Drone strike kills at least 40 people in Sudan, rights group says A drone strike killed at least 40 people, including children, in Sudan along the border with Ethiopia, according to Emergency Lawyers, a group that tracks the war.”

“After three years of Israel’s multi-front war in the Middle East, it would be no surprise if this month’s Knesset elections were taking place against the backdrop of an economy in dire straits.”

“United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg says that the country has slid back into “full-scale war” as fighting between the Houthis and internationally recognised government forces continues.”

“The unequivocalness of the president’s prediction—made months into a war he repeatedly said would last only days—set off alarm bells in my head.”

“The good news is that the war is beginning to move in the right direction for the Yemeni government, although the battle will be challenging and, like all battles, will have its ups and downs.”

“Beirut, Lebanon – A day after the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Hezbollah made the decision to join the war, in what it said was support of the Palestinian people.”

“…factors are driving the crisis, particularly unpaid public-sector salaries, declining purchasing power, rising prices for goods and services, and the continuing consequences of the division of Yemen’s currency and banking systems in the early years of the…”

“He also commended the “vigilance and professionalism” of the Saudi armed forces and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen for interception of ballistic missiles.”

“Pakistan’s economic plight is described as largely on par with war-torn countries in the Arab region like Syria and Yemen.”

“The two candidates debated on topics including the war in Iran, tariffs, immigration, healthcare and more, talking over the moderator to the point he remarked that he would 'like to be a part of the debate too.' The sharp showdown marks an escalation in an…”

“Over the past decade of war in Yemen, tribes have repeatedly mobilised against the Houthis at a local level, but deep divisions and a lack of sustained outside backing have prevented the emergence of a unified tribal front.”

“The fight over key ports are part of a continuing civil war in Yemen, between the Houthis and a Saudi-backed government.”

“A direct engagement in Yemen at Saudi Arabia's side would, therefore, risk not only ending Pakistan's apparent neutral status as a mediator in the US-Iran war, but also strain relations with Tehran, he said.”

“The Ministry of Information dismissed on Thursday a news report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft were being used against the Yemen’s Houthis as “fake and fabricated”.”

“An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11 Brent crude, meanwhile, soared past $105 a barrel on Thursday as markets reacted to the news The…”

“U.S. military prepares new Iran war options ahead of midterms Trump and his national security team have discussed possibly resuming large-scale military operations in Iran in the coming weeks, including the option of launching strikes before the midterm…”

“Oil prices surged on fears of the Middle East conflict expanding, after Yemen’s Houthis attacked Riyadh for a second day.”

“In the past three years, following the October 7 attacks and the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the wider region has been marked by conflict, economic turmoil, and a shattering of the balance of power.”

“Meanwhile, three people were killed and more than 30 were injured in strikes on airports across Saudi Arabia, the country’s civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, amid a flare up in clashes with the Yemeni Houthi rebels.”

“The intensified fighting in Yemen comes amid mounting regional tensions set off by the US-Israel war on Iran.”

“That is on top of the more than five million Yemenis who had previously been displaced as a result of the war, which began with the Houthi takeover of Sanaa in 2014.”

“Yemeni government fighters drove vehicles over Houthi opponents Video posted by government forces in Yemen showed them driving armoured cars over opposing fighters as they recaptured areas around the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthis in a…”

“Israel later went to war against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, seized a chunk of Syria, attacked targets in Yemen and joined the U.S. in two wars against Iran.”

“But getting dragged into the Yemeni civil war — which has pit Ansarallah against the Yemeni government, backed by Saudi Arabia — is another story altogether.”

“Oil prices, which have been elevated since the start of the war on Iran, rose on Wednesday as traders weighed the fallout of fighting between forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Iran-aligned Houthis.”

“Yemen’s civil war flared up again in July after years of relative calm, opening a new front in the wider Middle East war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.”